muddling

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noun

The act of one who muddles; confusion; disorderly progress.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of muddle
nounmuddling (plural muddlings)

plural muddlings

  1. The act of one who muddles; confusion; disorderly progress.

    Janzen's critiques of most of my present chapters, with his soaring imagination, unencumbered passion for theologizing, and relentless wrestling, often revealed and challenged my flat-footed muddlings[…]

    2002, Joe R. Jones, A Grammar of Christian Faith, page xiv
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APA

muddling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muddling

MLA

“muddling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muddling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muddling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muddling.

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